Mystical druids, seafaring Vikings, cruel barbarians, nature cults, ancient ruins and myths and legends stretching back thousands of years are part of what makes Europe one of the most mysterious places on earth. Areas of this continent seem as if out of place and time while others are deeply routed in their ancient pasts. In addition to these mystical places are those of dark power that still manage to put people on edge.

From strange faces appearing in the pavement of a Spanish town to a monastery where the bones of past residents make up part of the decor to a haunted forest in the dark heart of Eastern Europe to a lake that looks like it hovers above the sea, there are plenty of amazing sites in Europe. While some are created naturally others are man made but all have an awe-inspiring power that keep people coming back to unravel their secrets.

Belmez Faces

While Europe is home to many ancient sites there is a small town in Spain that is home to one of the newest yet still most mysterious events on the continent. In 1971, a woman in the small town of Belmez noticed a face had spontaneously appeared in the concrete floor of her kitchen. Frightened, the woman ordered her son to destroy the floor and a lay a new one, but when the new concrete was put down a face reappeared. The tile was then taken for study.

Both male and female faces began to appear in the concrete floor of the house over the course of several years. By 1972, the home had become a tourist attraction and hundreds of visitors flocked to Belmez to inspect "The House of Faces" for themselves. Meanwhile, the researchers working on the concrete slab the family had sent them deduced the faces were not made by any paint or dye. In fact, the researchers couldn't find any way to explain why the faces were appearing.